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Bill Gates Speaks: Insight from the World's Greatest Entrepreneur

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It's an easy to read story of Gates, but there's nothing new here. In fact, the whole book is made up of quotes from other books and articles. You can't really tell if they are taken out of context or not. There's just not much original stuff here.

This is one of a series of books that covers highly successful, highly visible individuals and how they got that way. These books are targeted at school age teens to inspire them to follow their paths for success. The author seems to cover the life stories of Bill Gates and adds quotes where appropriate to boost the storyline. There are occasional segments on subjects related to Gates as shown in the Amazon's "Look in" review. It's an easy read with only 230 pages. If you read any of the other books such as "Gates" or "Hard Drive" you'll get the feeling of reading this book before. Since the work isn't original and seems to heavily reference other books I give it 3 stars. The only question I have is whether the author actual sat down with Bill Gates and talked to him or did she really just go to the library, the Internet, etc. to get info on the book. As a first book on Bill Gates life, it's still a good read for young adults looking to be inspired.

I finished it within a day. It was written to take into considerations both to get you know Bill Gates clear and fast, and in a very interesting way. Only drawback is not in-depth, but what could you expect in such a condense book!

This is the most informative book I have ever read on the Man, Bill Gates. Mr. Bill gets to talk about his childhood, his choices, his successes... It adds a little bit of humanity to him by including quotes from his friends, collegues, and ex-employees. I bought this book just to know a little more about the guy, only to discover he's pretty cool.

Length:: 0:29 Mins

This book provides you with a summary of Bill Gates' history from school life to his corporate success. Janet presents the information in different angles and in delicate details. She told the story from how Gates first started the business, and also his business philosphies as well as his life philosphies. I would recommend this book.

This is a great book for anyone interested in business and success. Although it isn't a chronological account of Bill's success, Lowe hits on all high points and gives you a peak of what contribution he has made to the world. Whether you like him or not, you should read this book to get his side of everything. The book is full of quotes from Bill himself, from explaining his business strategies to talking about his family. In a world with almost 6 billion people, Bill Gates has shown that 1 person can still make a difference.

Bill Gates is a complex man, and a really fascinating one. Not only does this book give a glimpse of that, it shows why Gates is one of those quintessential Americans. In larger than life scope, he shows what's great -- and what's disburbing -- about our amazing country.

I like to be told a story. Although the book starts with a good story on how Bill Gates got started, it quickly digresses. This book is an accumulation of facts and boring accounts about Bill Gates and Microsoft. It never gets into the meat of things. I would have liked to have read more about the litigations against Microsoft. Maybe some more about Nescape's lawsuit. It mentions very little about the Antitrust lawsuit that I was looking forward to learning about. Instead we get quotes from Bill Gates that do not enhance the book, but instead interrupt it. The author references websites about Microsoft's and the government's claims about the lawsuit. It's like the author got lazy. Don't waste your money on this book. A very big dissapointment!

Bill Gates Speaks provides plenty of insight including numerous pertinent quotations. Those with little knowledge of Gates yet an interest in his views will find value in this book; however, I struggle to rate this book above three stars as it is merely a scattered collection of thoughts as oppose to a well organized account. With that said, I would also be hard pressed to rate this book negatively as the subject attracts intrigue on its own right and Lowe appears to be at least both informed and well-researched on the topic.

If you have a keen interest in Bill Gates, I would read this book; otherwise, I would search for something a little more engrossing.